This is a preparatory file for the integration of the 64 location types.It repeats the current configuration in Celestia 1.6.1 (excluding LUT5 / renderlocs), and the configuration that could be that of Celestia 1.7.0.The main source is the IAUhttps://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/

***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************List of exo-Geological siting types defined by the IAU supplemented by the types added in Celestia 1.6.1(does not account for substitutions made in LUT5)see : getlocationflags and setlocationflags https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Celestia/Celx_Scrip ... Celx_observer#getlocationflags***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

31) Mare : “Sea”; on the Moon, low albedo, relatively smooth plain, generally of large extent; on Mars, dark albedo areas of no known geological significance; on Titan, large expanses of dark materials thought to be liquid hydrocarbons

Type in ssc location : "ME"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : mare

CELX flag 1.7.0 : mare

Earth analogy : sea ( ex Bering Sea, Adriatic Sea, ...)

32) Mensa : A flat-topped prominence with cliff-like edges

Type in ssc location : "MN"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : mensa

CELX flag 1.7.0 : mensa

Earth analogy : nothing

33) Mons : Mountain

Type in ssc location : "MO"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : mons

CELX flag 1.7.0 : mons

Earth analogy : mountain (ex Everest)

34) Oceanus : A very large dark area on the moon

Type in ssc location : "OC"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : no

CELX flag 1.7.0 : to come oceanus

Earth analogy : ocean (Atlantic, Pacific, ...)

35) Palus : "Swamp"; small plain

Type in ssc location : "PA"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : no

CELX flag 1.7.0 : to come palus

Earth analogy : small plain (also see Planitia, Vastitas)

36) Patera : An irregular crater, or a complex one with scalloped edges

Type in ssc location : "PE"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : patera

CELX flag 1.7.0 : patera

Earth analogy : nothing

37) Planitia : Low plain

Type in ssc location : "PL"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : planitia

CELX flag 1.7.0 : planitia

Earth analogy : plain (also see Palus, Vastitas)

38) Planum : Plateau or high plain

Type in ssc location : "PM"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : planum

CELX flag 1.7.0 : planum

Earth analogy : plateau

39) Plume : Cryo-volcanic features on Triton

Type in ssc location : "PU"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : no

CELX flag 1.7.0 : to come plume

Earth analogy : nothing

40) Promontorium : "Cape"; headland promontoria

Type in ssc location : "PR"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : no

CELX flag 1.7.0 : to come promontorium

Earth analogy : cape (ex Cape of Good Hope)

41) Regio : A large area marked by reflectivity or color distinctions from adjacent areas, or a broad geographic region

Type in ssc location : "RE"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : regio

CELX flag 1.7.0 : regio

Earth analogy : continent (ex Africa, Europa, America, ...)

42) Reticulum : reticular (netlike) pattern on Venus

Type in ssc location : "RT"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : reticulum

CELX flag 1.7.0 : reticulum

Earth analogy : nothing

43) Rima : Fissure

Type in ssc location : "RI"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : rima

CELX flag 1.7.0 : rima

Earth analogy : fault (ex San Andreas)

44) Rupes : Scarp

Type in ssc location : "RU"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : rupes

CELX flag 1.7.0 : rupes

Earth analogy : scarp

45) Satellite feature : A feature that shares the name of an associated feature. For example, on the Moon the craters referred to as "Lettered Craters" are classified in the gazetteer as "Satellite Features."

Type in ssc location : "SF"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : no

CELX flag 1.7.0 : to come satellitefeature

Earth analogy : nothing

46) Saxum : Boulder or rock

Type in ssc location : "SA"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : no

CELX flag 1.7.0 : to come saxum

Earth analogy : rock

47) Scopulus : Lobate or irregular scarp

Type in ssc location : "SC"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : no

CELX flag 1.7.0 : to come scopulus

Earth analogy : nothing

48) Serpens : Sinuous feature with segments of positive and negative relief along its length

Type in ssc location : "SE"

CELX flag 1.6.1 : no

CELX flag 1.7.0 : to come serpens

Earth analogy : nothing

49) Sinus : "Bay"; small plain; on Titan, bays within seas or lakes of liquid hydrocarbons

**********************************************************************************************************************all non-existent types in Celestia 1.6.1 were requested from the 1.7.0 design team.In the future, we should hopefully have 64 types of locations.

the types in red do not exist yet in Celestia, nevertheless we can find them in Lut5 / renderlocsBox because the program substitutes the non existent types by existing types but not used on a particular planet. The module works perfectly but is very complicated to manage. The ssc files it uses are not compatible off Lut5 because the Type property "" is changed. And if someone wants to use it, he has to change it by Type "XX".

When the 64 types, above, will be integrated in Celestia 1.7.0, their management will be greatly simplified.

LongLat :-longitude East (0 to 360) or (0 to 180 and 0 to -180)some objects in the base of the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature site are expressed in West coordinates 0-360. The editing parameters can be modified on the site or a calculation must be made to return them in East coordinates.Be careful, some objects are in retrograde orbit.-latitude North (0 to 90) and South ( 0 to -90)-altitude : usually 0 (on the surface)the name fits on the surface of the sphere that encompasses the mesh and may have defects for non-spherical objects like asteroids or spacecrafts. The name can appear in the space according to the orientation of the object.

Size or ImportanceThese 2 properties have the same effect. They represent the diameter of the place in km.They are linked to the slider that filters the location based on their size. The slider is expressed as a percentage (1 to 100).1 for the little ones, 100 for the bigger ones. In the location files for Lut5, Size was limited to 30km (forced) so that the smallest remain accessible by the cursor to 1.

Type : This is the shortened name of the slot category. For example "AA" is the shortcut for 'crater'.

I do not know of any other properties that are compatible with the location files.

I do not understand why choosing 'trench' for tectonical since 'fossa' already means trench. I think it would have been better to take the term 'Tectonic' (tectonic plate) and associate the locations 'trench' with 'fossa'.

Now, if we consider that the abyssal trenchs are due to subductions of tectonic plates, there was no need to create a type 'trench' since 'fossa' already existed and could be used for trenches and plates tectonic.Another group of locations could have been created instead.